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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1857
Page
1
A reflective verse from Eliza Cook's Journal on seafaring life and longing. The speaker imagines mariners on the outward bound deck facing storms, wind, and distance from loved ones, contrasting landbound comfort with the peril of the sea.
Mrs Leavitt schemes to frighten two young women Constance and Flora with garroting to keep them safe from danger. A disguised Danville stages the ruse, Flora is frightened into illness, and Constance proves brave. Eventually Danville becomes her suitor and they marry, with the plot twist revealed when the would‑be assailant reappears.
A harsh lecture blames a lazy individual for wasting life and health. It accuses him of indolence, vice, and dependence, asserting the world owes him nothing and urging personal reform to repay the debt with a noble, useful life.
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